Judas Unchained
By Peter F. Hamilton
- Release Date: 2006-02-28
- Genre: Adventure Sci-Fi
Description
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • “An interstellar suspense thriller . . . sweeping in scope and emotional range.”—San Antonio Express-News
In the star-spanning civilization known as the Intersolar Commonwealth, twenty-three planets have fallen victim to the Prime, a technologically advanced alien species genetically hardwired to exterminate all other forms of life. But the Prime is not the only threat. The Starflyer, an alien with mind-control abilities impossible to detect or resist, has secretly infiltrated the Commonwealth and is sabotaging the war effort. Is the Starflyer an ally of the Prime, or has it orchestrated a fight to the death between the two species for its own advantage? Caught between two deadly enemies, the fractious Commonwealth must unite as never before. This will be humanity’s finest hour—or its last gasp.
Praise for Judas Unchained, the sequel to Pandora’s Star
“Bristles with the energy of golden age SF, but the style and characterizations are polished and modern.”—SF Site
“You’re in for quite a ride.”—The Santa Fe New Mexican
“The reader is left breathless in amazement.”—SFRevu
Reviews
Entertaining enough
4By Jim YeatsThis book and Pandora’s Star were a bit odd and choppy, but overall good. This book I felt had some odd plot holes with regard to the Starflyer, but it kept me reading until the end, so there is that.Great book
5By Bill GaskillAwesomeThank you
5By JustGettingBetterI became lost into the commonwealth. At times I had to force myself to stop reading. Such an outstanding work Very pleased that Mr. Hamilton did not leave out a thought provoking ending. I’m off now to the void trilogy. See you in a month.Doesn’t follow its own rules
3By drbrainseg7In the first book an astronomer uses FTL travel (via wormhole) to observe the same event twice. Then FTL ships get invented along with their travel speeds. In this book that is ignored when convenient. Ships making FTL jumps in battle don’t see the same events play out twice, and they travel slower than the speed of light, taking 30s to go under one light second. Also, every woman of note is hot, or at least very attractive except the porn star who is explicitly described as ugly. There seems to be a lot of wish fulfillment in this whole series.One of My Very Favorites
5By ex2botRead Pandora’s Star First. A magnificent but flawed future civilization of 600 worlds connected by wormholes (and trains, what??) faces an existential threat. Threats, really, from within and without. Offers some mind-bogglingly fascinating technologies, aliens, and environments.Entertaining and creative, science fiction at its best!
5By OnescififanWhat a roller coaster ride through time, space and generations of humanity and aliens alike! Interesting, captivating and thought provoking. I loved the characters, each of whom was wonderfully flawed in their own way. The science and future technology was believable. Do not be put off by the length of this two part series. Dive in and enjoy the journey. It's definitely worth it!Judas Rising
5By KcartykExcellent science fiction with a high level of complexity. Multiple plots which converge into a larger story. Well done.Judas Unchained
2By frjeffgatlinI'm not sure why Hamilton has critics agog at his books. A thousand plus pages is not bad unless you fill hundreds of those pages with describing the flora and fauna of a planet. This is the 4th Hamilton book I've read. He depends too heavily on the "dues ex machina" solution to his books. He is as bad as Steven King with dragging on a story until there is a miraculous resolution.Judas Unchained
5By BmfrdGreat story. Bit to long but worth the time to readVery nice read
5By SpeedmojoFilled with a variety of complicated and deviant storylines that amazingly co-relate and correlate this is an amazing story to read.